After years of sharing photos that show the best of American lands, the BLM now apparently sees these places in terms of the polluting resources that can be drilled, dug or blasted from beneath their surface.

Hiking with kids is a great way to get them connected to the outdoors at a young age, but it can also be intimidating for the parent planner. We challenge you to get the kids in your life out on the trail this summer, because part of preserving wilderness for future generations is teaching youth to appreciate and enjoy nature. Following are ten tips to make that hike go smoothly and keep mom and dad on the kids’ good side:

The House Natural Resources Committee is considering bills that would open up Izembek National Wildlife Refuge for road construction and effectively cut Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge in half. Each proposal would represent a shortsighted—yet far-reaching—violation of land that is supposed to be managed on a national scale for the good of future generations.